Toronto Public Library Great Reads Vol. 3 2006

1.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,580 ratings
2.
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,710 ratings
3.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,639 ratings
4.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,234 ratings
5.
Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog 4.14 avg rating — 475,398 ratings
6.
The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America 3.81 avg rating — 67,298 ratings
7.
Saturday
Saturday 3.64 avg rating — 72,555 ratings
8.
Three Day Road (Bird Family Trilogy, #1)
Three Day Road (Bird Family Trilogy, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 25,560 ratings
9.
Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, #2)
Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 50,451 ratings
9.
Zorro
Zorro 3.80 avg rating — 24,277 ratings
11.
On Beauty
On Beauty 3.78 avg rating — 89,026 ratings
12.
Growth: A Mother, Her Son, and the Brain Tumor They Survived
Growth: A Mother, Her Son, and the Brain Tumor They Survived 4.75 avg rating — 80 ratings
13.
Arthur & George
Arthur & George 3.72 avg rating — 18,624 ratings
14.
Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 119,781 ratings
15.
The Devil of Nanking
The Devil of Nanking
by: Mo Hayder
3.92 avg rating — 11,925 ratings
16.
The Girls
The Girls 3.80 avg rating — 22,207 ratings
17.
Goodnight Nobody
Goodnight Nobody 3.65 avg rating — 60,745 ratings
18.
The Long Road Home: One Step at a Time
The Long Road Home: One Step at a Time 4.38 avg rating — 225 ratings
19.
A Long Way Down
A Long Way Down 3.44 avg rating — 90,597 ratings
20.
The Penelopiad
The Penelopiad 3.72 avg rating — 83,729 ratings
21.
The Sea
The Sea 3.55 avg rating — 34,126 ratings
22.
Afterlands
Afterlands 3.44 avg rating — 242 ratings
23.
The Accidental
The Accidental
by: Ali Smith
3.37 avg rating — 13,493 ratings
24.
Birds Without Wings
Birds Without Wings 4.16 avg rating — 15,940 ratings
25.
Assault and Pepper (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery, #13)
Assault and Pepper (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery, #13) 3.71 avg rating — 690 ratings
26.
The Indian Bride (Konrad Sejer, #5)
The Indian Bride (Konrad Sejer, #5) 3.79 avg rating — 7,721 ratings
27.
Cold Granite (Logan McRae, #1)
Cold Granite (Logan McRae, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 22,732 ratings
28.
Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, the Torments of Low Thread Count, the Never-Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems
Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, the Torments of Low Thread Count, the Never-Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems 3.72 avg rating — 10,536 ratings
29.
Down to This: Squalor and Splendour in a Big-City Shantytown
Down to This: Squalor and Splendour in a Big-City Shantytown 4.13 avg rating — 316 ratings
30.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 4.01 avg rating — 885,826 ratings
31.
Drama City
Drama City 3.77 avg rating — 2,813 ratings
32.
In Praise of Slow
In Praise of Slow 3.65 avg rating — 6,677 ratings
33.
My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere
My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere 3.56 avg rating — 854 ratings
34.
The Night Watch
The Night Watch 3.71 avg rating — 32,759 ratings
35.
The Minotaur
The Minotaur 3.65 avg rating — 2,994 ratings
36.
Neil Young Nation: A Quest, an Obsession
Neil Young Nation: A Quest, an Obsession 3.66 avg rating — 80 ratings
37.
Old Filth (Old Filth, #1)
Old Filth (Old Filth, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 19,702 ratings
38.
The Orkney Scroll (Lara McClintoch Archeological Mystery, #10)
The Orkney Scroll (Lara McClintoch Archeological Mystery, #10) 3.74 avg rating — 455 ratings
39.
The Painted Kiss
The Painted Kiss 3.78 avg rating — 4,778 ratings
40.
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian 3.45 avg rating — 36,195 ratings
41.
Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do with Pigs: And Other Fascinating Facts About the English Language
Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do with Pigs: And Other Fascinating Facts About the English Language 3.74 avg rating — 68 ratings
41.
Sweetness in the Belly
Sweetness in the Belly 3.91 avg rating — 9,459 ratings
43.
Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co.
Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co. 3.86 avg rating — 4,187 ratings
44.
26a
26a 3.67 avg rating — 1,752 ratings
44.
Wave of Terror
Wave of Terror 4.08 avg rating — 142 ratings
46.
The Bank Street Peeper
The Bank Street Peeper 4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings
47.
Author, Author
Author, Author 3.65 avg rating — 1,001 ratings
48.
The Bad Mother's Handbook
The Bad Mother's Handbook
by: Kate Long
3.46 avg rating — 2,033 ratings
49.
Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog from Iraq
Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog from Iraq
by: Riverbend
4.13 avg rating — 1,460 ratings
50.
Being Caribou
Being Caribou 4.24 avg rating — 736 ratings
51.
The Birth House
The Birth House
by: Ami McKay
4.04 avg rating — 45,662 ratings
52.
A Bit on the Side
A Bit on the Side 3.82 avg rating — 1,177 ratings
53.
The Black Angel (Charlie Parker, #5)
The Black Angel (Charlie Parker, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 10,939 ratings
54.
Blood Sports
Blood Sports 3.53 avg rating — 529 ratings
55.
The Breakdown Lane
The Breakdown Lane 3.61 avg rating — 3,980 ratings
56.
Broken (Women of the Otherworld, #6)
Broken (Women of the Otherworld, #6) 4.18 avg rating — 32,183 ratings
57.
The City Man
The City Man 3.29 avg rating — 48 ratings
58.
The Closed Circle (Rotters' Club, #2)
The Closed Circle (Rotters' Club, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 6,816 ratings
59.
Death in the Age of Steam: A Mystery
Death in the Age of Steam: A Mystery 3.19 avg rating — 31 ratings
60.
First Drop (Charlie Fox Thriller #4)
First Drop (Charlie Fox Thriller #4) 4.08 avg rating — 1,066 ratings
61.
Freddy and Fredericka
Freddy and Fredericka 3.78 avg rating — 4,029 ratings
62.
He Drown She in the Sea
He Drown She in the Sea 3.68 avg rating — 287 ratings
63.
The History of Love
The History of Love 3.92 avg rating — 139,275 ratings
64.
Home Is Where the Heart Is
Home Is Where the Heart Is 3.99 avg rating — 97 ratings
65.
How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization 3.79 avg rating — 13,163 ratings
66.
The Hummingbird's Daughter
The Hummingbird's Daughter 4.21 avg rating — 14,258 ratings
67.
Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress: Tales of Growing up Groovy and Clueless
Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress: Tales of Growing up Groovy and Clueless 3.71 avg rating — 8,178 ratings
68.
Lady Franklin's Revenge
Lady Franklin's Revenge 3.78 avg rating — 183 ratings
69.
The Last Templar (Templar, #1)
The Last Templar (Templar, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 45,642 ratings
70.
The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece
The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece 3.87 avg rating — 35,393 ratings
71.
Luck
Luck 3.16 avg rating — 447 ratings
72.
The Madonna of Excelsior
The Madonna of Excelsior
by: Zakes Mda
3.97 avg rating — 915 ratings
73.
Making it Up
Making it Up 3.56 avg rating — 798 ratings
74.
Map of Bones (Sigma Force, #2)
Map of Bones (Sigma Force, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 62,652 ratings
75.
A Map of Glass
A Map of Glass 3.56 avg rating — 1,367 ratings
76.
The Mapmaker's Opera
The Mapmaker's Opera 3.41 avg rating — 181 ratings
77.
Memory Book (Benny Cooperman, #11)
Memory Book (Benny Cooperman, #11) 3.29 avg rating — 166 ratings
78.
Mindscan
Mindscan 3.81 avg rating — 2,775 ratings
79.
Mistress of the Elgin Marbles: A Biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin
Mistress of the Elgin Marbles: A Biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin 3.72 avg rating — 398 ratings
80.
The Museum Called Canada: 25 Rooms of Wonder
The Museum Called Canada: 25 Rooms of Wonder 4.14 avg rating — 63 ratings
81.
Night's Child (Detective Murdoch, #5)
Night's Child (Detective Murdoch, #5) 3.93 avg rating — 1,006 ratings
82.
Norman Bray in the Performance of His Life
Norman Bray in the Performance of His Life 3.59 avg rating — 199 ratings
83.
The Optimists
The Optimists 3.13 avg rating — 468 ratings
84.
The Pine Island Paradox
The Pine Island Paradox 4.23 avg rating — 325 ratings
85.
Pink Palace
Pink Palace 2.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
86.
Playing with Matches: Misadventures in Dating
Playing with Matches: Misadventures in Dating 3.49 avg rating — 53 ratings
87.
The Promise of Happiness
The Promise of Happiness 3.28 avg rating — 1,148 ratings
88.
Q & A
Q & A 4.02 avg rating — 37,765 ratings
89.
The Restoration of Emily
The Restoration of Emily 3.36 avg rating — 39 ratings
90.
Runaway: Stories
Runaway: Stories 3.97 avg rating — 27,363 ratings
91.
Second Honeymoon
Second Honeymoon 3.54 avg rating — 3,253 ratings
92.
Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
by: Xinran
4.09 avg rating — 7,658 ratings
93.
Something Blue (Darcy & Rachel, #2)
Something Blue (Darcy & Rachel, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 230,734 ratings
94.
Specimen Days
Specimen Days 3.61 avg rating — 6,354 ratings
95.
Spin (Spin, #1)
Spin (Spin, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 43,592 ratings
96.
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 274,916 ratings
97.
Strange Affair (Inspector Banks, #15)
Strange Affair (Inspector Banks, #15) 4.04 avg rating — 6,847 ratings
98.
Sugarmilk Falls
Sugarmilk Falls 2.98 avg rating — 84 ratings
99.
Tamburlaine Must Die
Tamburlaine Must Die 3.40 avg rating — 823 ratings
100.
Terrorist
Terrorist 3.17 avg rating — 4,686 ratings
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